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What guns do Florida police carry?

Short answer: most Florida police carry a Glock (70.8% of duty pistols). The Glock G45 is the most common primary duty pistol (5 of 20 agencies, 25%), ahead of the Glock G21 (3), and 75% of duty pistols are 9mm. For every agency's current loadout, see the Florida agency list.

Data coverage: Based on 37 Florida agencies in the Duty Arms Index with a current, sourced pistol, rifle or shotgun entry: 20 with a primary duty pistol, 3 with a patrol rifle and 1 with a duty shotgun (SWAT/tactical-unit guns and 1033 military-surplus rifles excluded). Agencies that authorize several primaries count once for each. Counts include only current entries with a public source; agencies not yet in the index, or without a sourced entry for this item, are not counted, so treat shares as a picture of the Duty Arms Index, not of every agency. Data last updated Oct 10, 2026.

37
Agencies with sourced entries
20
With a duty pistol
3
With a patrol rifle
1
With a duty shotgun

Most common duty pistols: Florida police

Primary duty pistol, counted once per agency per model family.

  1. 1Glock G45who uses it5 (25%)
  2. 2Glock G21who uses it3 (15%)
  3. 3SIG Sauer P320who uses it3 (15%)
  4. 4Glock G17who uses it2 (10%)
  5. 5Glock G47who uses it2 (10%)
  6. 6Walther PDP2 (10%)
  7. 7FN 5091 (5%)
  8. 8Glock G22who uses it1 (5%)

Share is of 20 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol. Generations and optic-cut variants are combined per model family.

Pistol brands

Of 24 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol maker (incl. entries that name the maker but not the model).

  • Glock17 (70.8%)
  • SIG Sauer3 (12.5%)
  • Walther3 (12.5%)
  • FN1 (4.2%)
  • Smith & Wesson1 (4.2%)

Pistol calibers

One primary duty pistol per agency, 20 agencies.

  • 9mm Luger15 (75%)
  • .40 S&W2 (10%)
  • .45 ACP3 (15%)

Nationally, the Glock G17 leads at 27.1% of 623 agencies. The Glock G45 is at 23.3% nationally vs 25% here.

Patrol rifles: only 3 Florida agencies have a sourced patrol rifle so far, too few to rank (so far: Cobalt Kinetics CK-Pro Lite, SIG Sauer M400 Pro, SIG Sauer Virtus). See the national patrol rifle ranking.

Shotguns: only 1 Florida agencies have a sourced duty shotgun so far, too few to rank. See the national shotgun ranking.

Top duty pistol by agency type

  • Local police · 10 agencies

    Glock G45 (3, 30%)

  • Sheriff's office · 6 agencies

    Glock G21 (2, 33.3%)

  • State police / highway patrol · 2 agencies

    Glock G45 (1, 50%)

  • Special jurisdiction · 2 agencies

    Glock G22 (1, 50%)

What major Florida agencies carry

Agencies among the nation's largest by sworn officers first, then statewide agencies, sheriffs and local police A–Z. Primary duty pistol and patrol rifle as sourced on each agency page (or the agency's other current pistol / rifle entry where no primary is sourced).

AgencyDuty pistolRifle
Miami-Dade Sheriff's OfficeGlock G17not yet sourced
Florida Highway PatrolGlock G45 MOSSIG Sauer M400 Pro
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Agricultural Law EnforcementWalther PDPnot yet sourced
Brevard County Sheriff's OfficeWalther PDPnot yet sourced
Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeGlock G45not yet sourced
Indian River County Sheriff's OfficeFN 509not yet sourced
Jacksonville Sheriff's OfficeGlock Model not specifiednot yet sourced
Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)Glock G21not yet sourced
Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeGlock G43X MOSnot yet sourced
Pasco County Sheriff's OfficeGlock Model not specifiednot yet sourced
Pinellas County Sheriff's OfficeGlock G21not yet sourced
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's OfficeGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)not yet sourced

Every Florida agency and its loadout →

Frequently asked

What handgun do Florida police carry?
The Glock G45 is the most common primary duty pistol among Florida agencies in the Duty Arms Index: 5 of 20 agencies with a sourced duty pistol (25%), ahead of the Glock G21 (3) and the SIG Sauer P320 (3).
What brand of pistol do Florida police use most?
Glock: 17 of 24 agencies (70.8%), then SIG Sauer (3) and Walther (3).
Do Florida police carry 9mm?
Mostly. 15 of 20 Florida agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol (75%) issue a 9mm; the rest include .40 S&W (2), .45 ACP (3).
What gun does the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office carry?
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office issues the Glock G17 as its primary duty pistol, per the sourced entries on its agency page.

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